Oct. 19, 2010 capped off the season for a few Fall intramural sports. Most notably, the highly competitive flag football season came to an end.
The exceptionally potent offense of “Vick in a Box” took on the “Monyacks” in the final.
The game very quickly became lopsided due to early scores by “Vick in a Box”.
At halftime, the game was a staggering 26-0 in their favor. Not only was their offense clicking, but their defense was stifling. They had already ended four drives by the “Monyacks” on interceptions by halftime.
An exceptional play was made by Anthony LaBruno, taking a pick the length of the field, end zone to end zone in the final minutes of the first half. They ended up with five interceptions for the game.
The fleet of foot LaBruno factored into every score for “Vick in a Box”. He had three passing touchdowns, along with one rushing touchdown and the electrifying interception return to the end zone.
The “Monyacks”, however, did not give up hope. After halftime, they quickly scored on their first possession.
They caused an interception on “Vick in a Box’s” next drive and drove the length of the field to score again.
At this point they brought the score to 26-12, the smallest deficit of the second half. They continued to play tough and forced “Vick in a Box’s” quarterback Tim Gazard out of the game, even after he made a few good plays.
The “Monyacs” toughness was of no avail, though, as time expired.
The final score of the game was 33-12 and “Vick in a Box” was crowned the Fall 2010 Intramural Flag Football Champions.
“Vick in a Box” gave up a total of just 26 points on the year. Clearly they had one of the best defenses to go with the best offense in the league, scoring around 30 points per game.
It is not just one thing that set this team apart from the others this year. They played many flawless games, shutting teams out on defense as well as posting big numbers while in possession of the ball.
The front line combinations of Nick Chmura and Brian Kilkenny disrupted and discouraged many pass plays all season.
Chmura averaged nearly four sacks per game over the course of the regular season and playoffs. In the championship game, he notched one sack as well as a few pass deflections.
Kilkenny also proved himself in the season finale, notching three sacks and forcing a few bad throws.
With most of the team returning next year, it will be interesting to see if they will repeat as champions. They certainly will be the front runners, in my opinion.
Mike Marciano can be reached at mmarciano@spartans.ut.edu.